Cabinet structure



Aug. 1G, i943. J. E. SALES CABINET STRUCTURE :s sheets-sheen 1 Original Filed Jan. 1l, 1938 meoiE my @uml Aug., l= w43. .J. E. BALES A 293269320 i CABINET STRUCTURE original Filed Jan. 11, 195s 3 sheets-sheet 2 jm @gw F514, im

INV ENTOR.

Aug. 10, 1.94% '.J. E. SALES CABINET STRUCTURE original Filed Jan. 11. 1933 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.

Aug. 1, 1943 7' 2,326,325 j;

"vJames'EEj'Baleg Aiirora, 111.', 'sigifflgyi' Metal Prductiflncorporated,Aurora, Ill.,` a A "corporation of'lllinois j j Y A Y v vOriginal application January 11, :1938;- SeriallNo 184,428... VDivided and thisgapplicaiionebru .aryl Serial YNo- 'f` Y y A L"5"laims. (Cl. ,Z0-165) f The present invention relates to jcabinet struc'-` tures; and more particularly .to ldoors anddor mountings. for-.cabinet structures::r The present-lfapplication is a 'divis'o'xrof -my application Serial' No..184,428 led January 11,75. 1938-noW Patent No. '2248x9205 patented Julyal;` 1941; entitled Cabinet structure. f :i: Among ,the` .objects of the' present invention are 'to provide a. door mountingmeanstofasim# 1,' ple construction;` certainty. ofr operation', come,y pactess, andv whichvery quicklyand economically maybe attached toma. sheetmetarduor., afbearing-consirut and, when so -attacheiz s'ervesto ca u'sei the. :door which bounds tlfijevtopro 'Y J riva to be shifted from a closed pbs'i'tion'to an lopen :The loorg trgctnreforrning slime? y position Wherein'therdoor moves isubstantially 15 terthezclaims 9fl .tli e presentapplioa is typeof door mounting meansior a; door Wheree A "struction heretpferegillus/trate and escr in the weight of thedoor' is borne-bysthemoum-x l aforesfi, .cepensiin-1elai9e ing means having. ahearing infthe bottom por-A. felled :.Qmbodmem? .f' hef fa. '11% l tion of the cabinet andrarrangedsothat the door 20 locker assembly@ 1 A may shift'from a closed 4position wherein it u l'ldlz.aSiWellSytQp *lies substantallypairallel .to1the1frontofl-the Y cabinet, to an open lposition vwherein it '1ie`s Ys'ubfv f'dgBS-f- .-7 stamany parallel with@ side ofthecabmetrdis- 1 l. .'rhefpreerre@ c1490@ i ,s ,v W;;.- posed at right anglesto menant, andf'where; 25 'ings-.forthe1porp0sefx9ff1l1 .vin-ihepfesrtl m the momies Ysuba:moans: within th-cabi; inventionfcqmprisss ai lQCkerf-@Semblv 11' net; Y I Y. Y exterioridewalle glvlilyandd Another-'object' of the-invention n-rersidl'e's in A .providing means Ifor. pivdtally mounting .adoor to swingfabout .a verticat.axisdisposedjremotely doens lcarried solely'4 at thbase 'of` the.1.p'ivta,1 f Sections-niS..s=0feXtQnveiWth 'QBMQHESI 0f mounting; aifurtherobjecnistoprovideasneet, Y one-Qffthelekereeqtiens f1 'taea gf metal door. having a 'margmaiginturneaflange- .Vhas'two doors, l8-and520.. rej eiyely A v and wherein. the pivotal door-mounting 'for-zine 35 .,gThezbaseogieachfofiheesqiimwilpris af doorextends substantially verticauy of Vthe` een; 'bottom .WaR-fDrGGrabIy Ofisheet metal, the .trarpertionnfithe doorand sogni-,QalsorigidityV j frontedgeofwhich is dewnwrdlv 'as a? u beingY vertically adjustable toward and from each tending 'attahment /anggsf- Y wm be apparent 'from a perilsai of the 'folIoWing ent'inyentio'nj' "Figure `2is` a perspectivevievv the saxie as' Fig@A ure l, but. showingfvthe doorsain onen position; c Figure. Y3. is a.; Sectional .elevoriz .taken .Qn .thejline-in Figure 1-; l -v r Attention edontaily @temi- 1 I Y The top l .extending iianges 44 and along its'rear and V. sicle'edges, respectively, for-attachment to asso- ."ciated elements which will be hereinafter de-'v f scribed. The downwardly extending Wall portion v lefthandl SCrtiOn a finished appearance therefor. The strip of material preferably will comprise metal' screening, metalV caning or some other suitable reticu- '.u lated material to permit free access kofV exterior Y air for Ventilating purposes.

The screening may be held in position byaplurality of clips 4 0 located along thefinterior side thereofand cooprating with-an inturned foot portion 42. Injorder' tion shown, they clips 40 are first engaged about in thecabinet. In Figure l the doors are shown as at I8 and 2i). "Each door is reversely flangedv This tubular member 66 terminates at each end .to assemblethe strip of screening 38 in therposif 10 the downwardly projecting ange 26 andthe Yfoot portion 42 moved to the positionshownin Fig 11re3. j

wall I4 of the cabinet has downwardly 4B formed along the front edge of the'toplwall I 4 terminates in the inwardly extending iiange '50 which boundsthe top' of thejrloorwayi I" D Theexterior side 7- all's'ylll f ndl'z araanged outwardly along their vforward edg e, as indicated by, the jreference 4numeral* -52 (Figure 6) @The v marginalmolding constituted bythisl ilange'52 is adapted to vcooperatewith theadjacentfwalll or building structure but engaging therewith.' More particularly the present type of lockerisf adapted t' eflocker sections or the internal partitions unitsisfurther 'divided py 58 so that each unitin realityjcomprisesutwoseparate lockers, each Vhava door co-'extensivewith the kfront thereof.

internalsidefwall 60 ofthe locker sections or `unitsm'a 'be constructed and arranged iden# tically in'thefsamemannerasfthe-side Walls I0 and lzgaitneughprererabiyjvithout the pr'qvisiqn offthe' jflange 5 2 voni-the 4forward edge thereof.

inserted into a suitable aperture ina walLfor `examplef;with;V the molding flanges 52 engaging thema! substantially short of the top and bottom flanges or edges SII. The mounting of' the tubular member 68 on each Y'of the doors is accomplished very simply by the provision of pintle members 68K,

which aregsecurely positioned and fastened in eitherend offth'e ,tubular member B6 by means ofj'the'welded portion 69. Eachone of thesepintle members 68 have formed integrally therewith olppositelyprojecting' pintles 19.' rhe free ends oi these'p'intles'Y-are pivotally journaled in bushings 'IL-which bushings, in turn, are rigidly fastened tothe central or intermediate portions of the upper and lower flangesgd. f For. the purpose of supportingthedoors from pivotal points remotelyremoved from the, door proper', supporting arms T6y arewprovided.` These arms arebo're'd attheifiouteruends as'atlllv to slip .overthefupper andlowerzv ends of the vpin;

tlesljan'd'are rigidlyaiastened -to one end'of the t tube and thereforejtoV thefpintl'e and pintle block a y' a by means of the welding, 11.1 1 Each of the arms t'o'b employed in more orQless perm anent'fbuilt 1 in installations. Accordingly; f the V'assemblyrm'aye is pivotally Vmounted: at its other.l end upon fixed pivots 18, which pivots are adjustably threaded in upper and lower bushinggp. TheI-lower bushing Bis fastened as at 8-2 to a` transversely extending channelmember 84ri`gid with theside' flangeslaandrigid withtherbottom wall 22 of the locker.; kInio'rdertoaccomplish this, thebot tom wall is 'provided ;with` a1 central 'aperture'ito permit thebushingto extend. therethrough .as

y. 1 EA; pain of transverselyeictending rnemberst 80 is rigidly attached by 'screws92-i i Y lntheipresent structure the' weight issupported upon thelower. pivot18being trans'- mitted alongfthe arm 1 6. Eachdoor is guided in its path of movement with respect to the pivot This. Wall 501 may comprise tw'adjacent co-eX- t enslvefwall s,"each 'of'whichfis mounted-f'toione 1 of thelocker sections.

will b e" al single sheet yone of the sections'. YIn this connection itrnust be rmemberedthati each of the sections 1may be prefabricated and'l stockedA bythe manufacturer and.r dealer to be made'fup into assemblies of as manysections or units as are desired forany particular order." The wall -`Wil1',faccordinglyr,-be permanently secured, for; example; to thelrighthandsection, as shown in'iFigures l'and 2." y The will; in 1 its originarY individual f or1n ,fbe openfon its leftfhandjsidef-When the units are-assembled,- as Vshown in the' figures, land and in open'positiontofll y fatfrghtiigles@Orth' and substantially'with- 75 side' wallsfof thecabinet' In Vaccordance 'with Ithe preferred f embodiment; however, l the wallf lIii).

of1materia1'sec1i'redto' only 'I8 bytracks IILsecured' preferably to'the upper braces $5,2Which`are"f'sptwelded tothisftop Wall I4.: The=trackerguider-.member 54 is arranged with itstwozsides yopening downwardiyto Atmgage l with the1preie'rred embodiment;nevertheless" it d, thisopen'side'- ismclosedbythe adjacent may-be fixedvly positioned .fx/iithyfV respectjto ythev door in some-installations.;.. 1f.v desired, the track 9% maybe. templi: ared s1-ightlrutrerd1y as shownY inv Figure lwherebyto ifacilitatetheaction of the door." This bend, ;hoWever,'is noti-essen- Y tial to the operation of the.'device.. l v

naiea intrie'upper rearwardptrtidsior Intesa inet and in the,bearing;v |1112', l as shownfjn' Figures a application gerial" Noi; 1855428 aforesaid;i 'Oppof Vsite-:ach door the ba rl00 supports 4an arm I 04. -Attention is directed-td the fact that thecylindrical surface of the bar" Illliaswshownin-Fig- These doors t Y ly aazaao, ires'ifand lig'is interrupted ialon'g-A one rsidelloythe Y eeuwen las. eolienne@eassrtnmugni suitable 'alined apertures so Vthat one side is located along the-flat facel lllfor the purpose of looking each of the arms V|94 tothe bar'for rotation therewith;

slidable .upon the lvertically extending bar'v |r| 4 rigidly mounted upon theirearward :face of vthe door Yin L a manner tof bev described hereinafter.

more in detail; It will beevident-*from this dis:- closure that; when` the'barrl 00 is' rotated; V'it carries witl'i .inthe arms HM;y Thelower" endof :the armsvl@ tends topushppllll, or drag the adjacent edgeof thefdo'or to which it is`secured fin' the l Y ownv in Figureftothe position "shown'in-.Figure f Thespres'ent inventionpprovidesfaxsimplevand horizontal. direction `of ifnove'ment.thereof,.theV

sleeve H2: slidingupwardly or downwardly upon the bar ||4 as the end ofthe armsv |04 is raised or lowered as the case may-be..

Means-is previdedto adjust the. .slide baffmf sof'that the doors maybe. properly a1ined.in.open

.and closed positionand consists of. a pairof supuiting blocks llseoured tothe upper anjdlower' .end "of theslide bar H4, as seenin Figures'z, 3,

" 4', ."'Ifand 8...- ;Horiaontally extendin'gfarms `H8 nl Qieot ,under the Areversely extending Lflange along a. vertical-'marginal edge 4hf thezrespective door. The lower surface of. mear-m; asviewed in Figure .8'. isf undercut... or relieved as at.; |261' freely to clear the Awall the-:daarnathat-the i .whole block or hraclge mayV be moved arcuately ie its .horizontal "plane :with-'ressentie .the dem" tionshownbylthelflange 62. V Y 'An oppositely extending arm |22 is about' the edge Y,while being Iretained in ,ma posi..

provided with a set screw |24 bearingagainst a plate |26 welded atwise to -the wall of the door.

|26 performs the additionalvfunction of rigidly |2S for positioning it rigidly with respect to the door (Figure 8) The machine screw extends freely through an aperture in the armY |22 and is engaged by a lock nut |35. Accordingly, .when it is desired to .adjust the position of the slide bar Y H4 forthe purpose''of determining the closed o-r open position of Athe door,v thenut |3|iand the vset screw |24 are manipulated to vmove'the arm |22 toward or away from the door. This adjustmentbontrols within predetermined limits ltheA vvertical positioning of the arm |4.

The plate engaging the tapered head of the machine screwV a' preferred` embodiment for A pair of resilient stop members |32 is mounted v in thepositicn shown in Figure 2 for the purpose of cushioningthe closure of the f doors, as weil as positioning thev doors vwhen closed. The lower stop member is mounted-'inthe L-shaped bracket Y, |36 fastened to the lower wall'22 Aof the cabinet Y vwhile the upper member |32 is mounted'uponthe bracket H35 fastened to the ange 5G of the vwall section 48. Y

` While the operation ofthe rotatable control bar IGS may becontrolled in various ways and from various positions or stations in accordance with the present invention, in the preferred embodiment disclosed, rotation thereof srcontrolled n by actuation of the righthand' door Y2|), as viewed in Figures .l Vand 2.' To this'endthe'do'or 29 is provided with acontrol handle |38'which may be associated with anyconventional lock. The control handle furthermore is associated with'oppositelyV reciprocal slide bars or Ybolts' |40 slidably mountedon the inner face of this door and ha v Y ing end portions engageable selectively with suitable'rece'sses in the upper and lower portionsof the doorway. Accordingly, when this door is bolted and/or locked, the remaining doorsof vthe i necessity for any special equipment. f

improved door mounting" forlockers and partiouv j larlyvof the type.u'rfoereinV the operation of Vall .the Vdoors thereof is Yleffectedlfrom a masterlcontrl station. v :This inventionis particularlyadaptable 1 y to: lockers or cabinets having doorsotthe instant `type which are pivotally1 mounted forbodily movement. with l respect tof a track. 1 Siri; "additions theQpr-eSent' .control Vmechanismv is' particularly usefulin cabinet assembliesof' vthe'.A present:typeL f comprising `a plurality. oisections orunits-Which may' he' prefabricated. and then assembled at some'later time.' .j.-; Y

means' adjacent their-.edgeseL-arran in,` th order disclosed. l At. the s .time ,har4 audits assoeietedame f as# sembled from prefabricated units; without ItV isthought that the invention and nurnerous of `its attendant advantage'slwill be .understood from ,the` foregoingY description, anditis obvious that numerous changes maybe-made in thefform, Y construction, and arrangement ofthe *several* x Y parts without departingrfrom the spirit or scope of the invention,or sacrificingany of its attendff ant advantages, the form hereinY described being' trating theninvention.k i

claim as new and desire to securejby letters Patent is:

1. A cabinet `door of the class described formed n of sheet metallhavingpupper Vand lowernange Y portions, rsaidilanges extending inwardly of the faces of the door, pintle blocks mounted `in said flange portions and yhaving colinear,y rigidly,

spaced apartpintles pivotally mounted therein,j` an 'arm `carried by each of said pintle spacing* means,r and pivotal mounting members for'the ends of said armsremote from thedoorg said Vmounting members being mounted' in the upper and lower portions of saidv cabinet.

l ZIA/sheet metal door structure for a ,cabinet n Y. Q comprising a vertically 'elongated door formed of sheet metal having marginal intur'ned flanges' substantially4 throughout the marginal extentl 'of the-door, upper and lower bearings mounted on the upper and loweriiange portions substanj tially centrally thereof, and an elongated rigid.-V

, 'ifying member extending adjacentv the sheet f metal ofthe door centrally and vertically there-y f.

of, pintle members" carriedA by andf'at the "upper and lower ends of said rigidifying member'rdisj 'K FK posed in said bearings, upper and lower lateral- .f l Y 1y extending arms rigidly secured to said rigidifying member, and upperland lower pivotal assemblyewill 'be likewise. maintained :in closed 'Y n' position. When the door:20isactuated tonnen); position, the control harfl'xrotates.throughga counter-clockwise a-rc.as.'fviewedl inllgurei.' whereupon,.thelremainderofthefarmsz |111 drag' .thei'rrespective doorsrfromthe 'position'l sh justable with'little difliculty and may be l the'` the' purpose of illusy Having 'thus described my invention, what I j* 4 bearings on said cabinetfpivotallyf connected :with said arms, whereby ito permit swinging-moVe- -V ment of vthe doorl pivotally .andxbodily about said'lastimentioned' bearings; r

' 3; Ina door mounting'for a cabinetQ'theco-m.- l binationof upper andlowerwall portions'of the cabinet, a sheet'-metal door therefor vertically elongated and having-marginal upper and lower i' `inturned flangesg'a bearingdisposed within each upper: and lower flange atthe'central portion thereof, each bearing' including :a socket,A` a ,rel-v atively 'elongated tubejverticallyV disposed centrally of said door adjacent the inner wall there supporting membenaand ycomp1em'en'tary bushingV meansgrigidly securedl wthinthe upper and lowjf er. flanges at; the? centra1' portion, lof. said door 1 5,1111 jcombination :with y a structure providing n a topjand bottom anda` door openingfafdoor Y for saidV opening, .saiddoorfcomprising a Asheet metal structure :havingtop'and bottom'horizon-A tal-anges, jsaid-horizontal flangesfterminating in lup'standing Vertical `:flanges "space'd Vfrom the .vertical planeofthe doot-1a bushing 'mounted in ythe space.I formed Vbetween the :upstanding ilange of-,said tube Aterminatingshort of the'v inner edge K of `*the upper andlower inturne'd' flanges, the f uppergandflowerv ends of the tube each having a pintle member therein having a Apivot pinV projecting outwardly andl engaging `in the socket of the respective bearing, and the upper and .lower ends of said'tube each having a' laterallyfextending a-centralbore, said; arms, `pintle members y and tube :beingweldinglyinterconnected to x-form van integral unit, and pivotally mounting means' Aonvthe upper and lower Wall portions'` of sail cabinet for vpivotally mounting-the ends'oiisaid1laterallyprojecting arms remote from said door.` f 14. Ansheetmetal cabinet doorrhavingmarginal upper andflowerYinturnedianges; a supporting membergmeans for pivotally mounting 'said door on thesupporting memberat-remote; aligned and vertically spaced points; said mounting l means including spaced, oppositelya'nd vertically extending. pivotmember's rigidly secured on said ing arm;said arms at their inner endseach hav- `and :the planeof the door,.' each. bushing include ing an outwardly openinglwell, saidwells being in vertical. alignment, a sheet metal tube disposed on the reariace of saidado'or, pintle blocks f rig- Lidlyvmounted in the uppersand' lower ends of 'said tubes with pintles :projectingfreely ffromthe Vends kof thetubes, arms having their `outer ends bored. to concentrically t around-said 'projecting pintles, -saidgarms being rigid vvJith said tubes,-

the 'outer ends of said arms, being provided with oppositely disposedV sockets,Y the :socket of vtl'i'e lower arm facing 'downwardly and thesocket of the upper arm facing upwardly, a pin threadedly mounted in :the Ybottom of said'vc'ompartment kand alpin threadedly mounted in thetopoisa'id compar'tment, said 'pins being in `vertical alignment and each being provided Awith* a`head"free1y detachable from thesckecof the 'arm' and tum'- able vIith--respectthereto; whereby said door may. turn freely aboutsaid threaded pins. I I f' 4sfUl/IES'BALESV Willi CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,526,520. 4 August 1o, 1915..

JAMES E. BALEs.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification v of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page l', second` column, line l5, for "which bounds the top of the doorway read --upper porti ons of each locker door page 5, first column, line 55, for *"in the" read --on the; page b., first column, line 25, claim 5, for -"sail" riead --said; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this r7th day of December, A, D. 1914.5.

Henry Van Arsdale, (Seal) Acting Commiss oner of Patents. l

' correction therein that the same may conform to the vrecord of the case in 

